Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and The Boeing Company were awarded to design concepts for aircraft that could take to the skies in the year 2025.

All three companies gave NASA a sneak peek of the particular design they plan to pursue.
Each design looks very different, but all final designs have to meet NASA's goals for less noise, cleaner exhaust and lower fuel consumption.

Good point. NASA also noted that each design has to fly up to 85 percent of the speed of sound; cover a range of approximately 7,000 miles; and carry between 50,000 and 100,000 pounds of payload, either passengers or cargo.